Synonyms for stretch
strɛtʃstretch

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stretch

   Synonyms:
   extend, expand, elongate, draw out, spread, strain, tighten, reach

   Antonyms:
   contract, fold, curtail, shrink, shorten

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.4 / 5 votes

1. stretchnoun

   a large and unbroken expanse or distance

   "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, shrink, contract

2. reach, reaching, stretchnoun

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

   Synonyms:
   reach, stretchability, range, scope, arrival, reaching, stretchiness, stretching, ambit, compass, orbit, grasp, stint

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

3. stretchnoun

   a straightaway section of a racetrack

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

4. stretch, stretchingnoun

   exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, contract, shrink

5. stretchnoun

   extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

   "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, shrink, contract

6. stretch, stintnoun

   an unbroken period of time during which you do something

   "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

   Synonyms:
   stretching, stretchability, stint, stretchiness, reaching, reach, least sandpiper

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, shrink, contract

7. stretch, stretchiness, stretchabilityadjective

   the capacity for being stretched

   Synonyms:
   stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reaching

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

8. stretch(a)adjective

   having an elongated seating area

   "a stretch limousine"

   Antonyms:
   inelastic, short, contract, shrink

9. stretchverb

   easily stretched

   "stretch hosiery"

   Synonyms:
   stretch(a)

   Antonyms:
   short, inelastic, contract, shrink

10. stretch, stretch alongverb

    occupy a large, elongated area

    "The park stretched beneath the train line"

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, shrink, contract

11. stretch, extendverb

    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

    "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

    Synonyms:
    go, unfold, run, hold out, elongate, adulterate, stretch along, draw out, gallop, reach out, broaden, strain, dilute, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, cover, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, exsert, protract, stretch forth, continue, prolong

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, contract, shrink

12. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extendverb

    extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

    "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

    Synonyms:
    gallop, crane, blossom, widen, run, lead, continue, debase, load, poke out, extend, blossom forth, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, spread out, open, go, stretch forth, pass, adulterate, dilute, reach out, unfold, exsert, stretch along, spread, expand, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, blossom out, elongate, broaden

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, shrink, contract

13. stretchverb

    become longer by being stretched and pulled

    "The fabric stretches"

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, shrink, contract

14. elongate, stretchverb

    make long or longer by pulling and stretching

    "stretch the fabric"

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

15. stretch, stretch outverb

    lie down comfortably

    "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

    Synonyms:
    hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, shrink, contract

16. stretchverb

    pull in opposite directions

    "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

17. stretchverb

    extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

    "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"

    Synonyms:
    debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, contract, shrink

18. load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debaseverb

    corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

    "adulterate liquor"

    Synonyms:
    lade, unfold, pervert, elongate, adulterate, demoralise, deprave, stretch along, debauch, thin, vitiate, reduce, dilute, cut, thin out, stretch out, misdirect, load up, extend, debase, laden, charge, load, corrupt, profane, demoralize, subvert, alloy

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

19. extend, stretchverb

    increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

    "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

    Synonyms:
    go, unfold, exsert, hold out, elongate, strain, stretch along, cover, dilute, reach out, broaden, draw out, gallop, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, run, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, adulterate, prolong

    Antonyms:
    inelastic, short, shrink, contract

20. stretch, stretch outverb

    extend one's body or limbs

    "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"

    Synonyms:
    hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfold

    Antonyms:
    short, inelastic, contract, shrink

Matched Categories

1. • Change Shape
   • Corrupt
   • Duration
   • Exercise
   • Expanse
   • Extend
   • Extension
   • Grow
   • Increase
   • Lengthen
   • Lie Down
   • Motion
   • Pull
   • Racing
   • Straightaway
   • Tense

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   strain, tighten, make tense

2. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   extend, lengthen, elongate, draw out

3. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   reach, stretch forth, hold out

4. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   spread, expand, unfold, display

5. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   exaggerate, extend too far

6. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   extend, reach, be drawn out

7. stretchnoun

   Synonyms:
   extent, extension, reach, compass, range

8. stretchnoun

   Synonyms:
   effort, struggle, strain, exertion

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. stretchverb

   Synonyms:
   extend, elongate, lengthen, spread, overstate, exaggerate, distend

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1. List of paraphrases for "stretch":

   stretching, strech, extensible, elongation, tranche, elastic, expand, extend

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1. List of known nicknames for "Stretch":

   Randy Walker

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How to use stretch in a sentence?

1. Matthew Mish:

   There is some credence to the number of statements companies are making [about the impact] on liquidity and profits, but I don’t think it will be a death blow to high-yield by any stretch.

2. Jake Peavy:

   I was happy with the way the season played out, i wanted the team to be able to count on me for a quality start every time I went out there down the stretch. And I think I did that.

3. Roy Blunt:

   Not would the witness tell us something we might not know because we just like to know ? but would the witness change the result -- and is it worth continuing to reward the bad performance of The White House to stretch this out and for not a change in the outcome?Under the Senate resolution governing the impeachment trial, the Senate will have four hours of debate on a motion about whether subpoenas for witnesses and documents are in order -- once the The White House impeachment managers and Trump's defense team make their opening arguments and after senators ask up to 16 hours of questions. After that four-hour debate, the Senate will vote on whether it should consider any motion to subpoena witnesses or documents. If there are 51 votes for that measure, a subpoena would be issued only if the Senate were to approve another motion naming the individual or documents that is backed by a majority of senators. Any witnesses would first be deposed privately before the Senate would vote on whether to make their testimony public.In addition to Lisa Murkowski, the focus has been on Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine, both of whom have signaled a willingness to hear from witnesses. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a retiring Tennessee Republican who is an institutionalist and a close McConnell ally, has not ruled out subpoenas either. But a GOP source close to the group of swing senators argues that the possibility of a drawn-out court fight will weigh heavily, including on Alexander.On Thursday, Lamar Alexander indicated Lamar Alexander had not yet made up Lamar Alexander mind about supporting subpoenas for witnesses and documents.

4. B. J. Gupta:

   All fingers are not alike, If you cut bigger ones to make all equal it is communism, If you stretch smaller ones to make all equal it is socialism, If you do nothing to make all equal it is capitalism.

5. The Blazers:

   You just want to see the ball go in. When you're missing shots, rattling in and out, and the ball is rolling off the rim, I think the easy thing to do is be like `I don't have it going,' and just go away from it and keep passing it, but when you're in a stretch like I am shooting the ball, I think it's important to jump into it, to get more aggressive and get yourself out of it.